Here is a simplified balance sheet for Locust Farming: Locust Farming Balance Sheet ($ in millions) Current assets $ 42,526 Current liabilities $ 29,753 Long-term assets 46,836 Long-term debt 27,754     Other liabilities 14,321     Equity 17,534 Total $ 89,362 Total $ 89,362 Locust has 659 million shares outstanding with a market price of $85 a share. Calculate the company’s market value added. Calculate the market-to-book ratio. How much value has the company created for its shareholders as a percent of shareholders’ equity, that is, as a percent of the net capital contributed by shareholders?

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Here is a simplified balance sheet for Locust Farming:

Locust Farming
Balance Sheet
($ in millions)
Current assets $ 42,526 Current liabilities $ 29,753
Long-term assets 46,836 Long-term debt 27,754
    Other liabilities 14,321
    Equity 17,534
Total $ 89,362 Total $ 89,362

Locust has 659 million shares outstanding with a market price of $85 a share.

  1. Calculate the company’s market value added.
  2. Calculate the market-to-book ratio.
  3. How much value has the company created for its shareholders as a percent of shareholders’ equity, that is, as a percent of the net capital contributed by shareholders?

 

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